Thread-winding machine.



'PATENTBD AUG. 11, 1908.

1". HAfisEN. THREAD "WINDING MACHINE. W

APPLICATIQH FILED 031. 3, 1903.

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T. HANSEN. THREAD WINDING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED OCT. 3, 1903.

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- I T. HANSEN.

THREAD WINDING MACHINE.

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THORVALD HANSEN, OF EVERETT, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOB OF -ONE TO A- HUNBERRY, OF WALTH QM, MASSACHUSETTS. a l v No. 895,455. p I

To all whom It may concern:

Specification Letters Patent. I Application filed. October 3, 139th.Serial No; 175.585. 4 l

mean-minute MACHINE.

Patented Aug. 11, mo e.

member C by means of a spring D, one end Be it known that I, T1 0Rv -\LDHaxsnN, of which bears against it. lThe other end of of Everett, in thecounty of Middlesex and State of Massachusetts, have invented a new anduseful Improvement in Thread-YVinding Machines, of which the followingis a specification.

My invention relates more especially to that class of machines which aredesigned to wind cops with what is now well known as the Fi i wind. Inoperating machines of this kind great care has to be taken as to themeans for governing the tension and the pressure of the guide a ainstthe cop which two factors vary with different kinds of thread. It istherefore extremely desirable that machines of this class shall have adirect and easily adjustable tension and a carefully and well regulatedmeans for applying-pressure to the guide. It is also desirable that suchmachines should be of simple construction; that the parts be accessibleand easily changed or adjusted. It is also desirable that such machinesshould have a stop motionwhich shall be simple and etiective and capableof instant action.

Iy present invention consists sccordmgly in various details of improvedconstruction relating es ecially to the features above noted and v meansof which means I am enabled to obtain a very effective machine.

.\I invention will be understood by refer ence to the drawings, inwhich- Figure 1 is a front elevation of a machine embodying myinvention. Fig- 2 is an end elevation taken from the left of Fig. 1.Fig. 3 is a sectional view taken on line 3-3 of Fig. 1, adapted to showthe stop mechanism, and Fig. 4 is an enlarged to tion of the machineshowingt 1e means wherebv it is enabled to wind a conical cop.

is the post on which is mounted the frame. This frame is U-shaped comrising a base piece B. having a cross-strengt iening web B, whilethiparts B, B are uprights in which the various shafts are supported. Bis a tie bolt and B the nuts on the end of said lmlt. I l

is the main shaft which carries a pullev free to turn thereon. One faceof this pulley forms a member of a clutch, the other nwmla-r being aconical wheel D the hub of which has an annular groove D- The clutch:m-mlwr l) is normally pressed against the view of a, por- Q the springD rests-against the interior wall of a. chambered brake wheel D whichturns with the shaft C and has a long hub which reaches. to the shaftbearing D mounted on the top of the side B of the frame of the machine.A second bearin D for the shaft C is supported on the side 3 of theframe. A collar D liesbetween the hub C of the pulley C and the bearingD to keep the parts in proper relation to each other. The clutch memberD, D moves lengthwise on the shaft being s'plined thereto so that whenitengages the member C it turns therewith nd causes the shaft to turnalso.

In order to move the clutch me \IDCP D from its normal osition incontact with the. clutch member Ihave shown an arm D mounted upon asleeve D* which is fast'upon a rock shaft D Connecting with the sleeve Dis a spring I). This spring is attached also to a collar D" providedwith holes D" about its periphery by means of which and a removable nut(not shown) it may be turned to adjust the tension of the spring D. setscrew D passing througi a stud D" mounted on the upright 13 and enteringone of the holes D acts to hold this collar in lace when it has beengopcrly adjusted. The action of the spring is to normally force thesleeve D in such direction as to lift the arm D into the groove D and aainst the side of the hub to the clutch member D thereb throwing saidmember into a position 0 disengagement with res ect to the other of saidclutch members. 0 facilitate this action the end of the arm D and theedge of the roove D are preferably beveled.

On a stud E rojecting from the upright B, is a sleeve I? having a shortupwardly projecting arm E which is notched to provide a rest a for a dog(I projecting from the rear of the sleeve D.

D is a handle fixed to the rock shaft D by means of which the rock shaftI) may be position that the dog (I will engage the rest e. I

, gaged and the clutch disconnected from the pulley C. To cause thisdisengagement the sleeve E is provided with a lever arm E against whichbears a spring 0 arranged upon a stud o fixed to the frame and whichspring acts to hold the lever arm in such normal Adapted to engage thelower end of the lever arm is a pin e on the end of an arm e" mounted ona shaft a. This shaft 6 is supported near one end in the upright B, itsother end being supported in the bracket B referred to below. and itcarries at one end a handle by which. it may be turned by hand therebyoperating the lever arm E against the tension of this spring 0 anddisengaging the dog (1 and rest e. Automatic means for disengaging theseparts are also provided and will be described below.

I have shown in the drawings two forms of spindle upon which thread iswound, and my description so far as the winding operation is concerned,will answer equally well for both cases. In either case there isprovided at one end of the shaft C a s indle C for holding the cop tube.A guite frame,

composed of uprights F, F connected at their upper ends by a cross-pieceF, 15 adapted to swing towards and from the main shaft C on the shaft Fjournaled in hearings on the frame B. A cam shaft G is mounted inbearingson said arms F F above the shaft F and carries acam G. The camshaft G also carries a gear G at one end adapted to enga e with a )inionG mounted on one end of the shaft The shaft F is rotated by means of acone pulley G which is connected by means of a suitable belt g with asecond cone pulley G on the end of the shaft C. The upper ends of thearms F, F are connected by means of a )iece F having ways f in whichruns a slide The arm F also carries a boss f 2 in which is a verticalsocket ada )ted to receive a stud f supportinggr suitab e guide-way f inwhich slides the thread guide f This thread guide f is connected withthe slide f by means of a connecting rodf, the slidef also carrying acam pinf which engages the cam G, this construction being such that asthe cam rotates a reciprocating movement is given to the slide f and thethread guidef.

The boss f 2 is preferably slit-ted so as to form two jaws (see Fig.'2), which jaws are held together by a screw f 8 so that the guide-way fmay be adjusted and clamped either parallel with the ways f to wind acylindrical cop as shown in Fi 's. 1, 2 and 3, or at an angle'thereto towind a conical cop as shown in Fi 4, and the guide-way f is hollow toalTow the connecting rod f to adjust itself to any ordinary angle atwhich the guide-wayf may be set to the. ways):

Power being ap lied to the pulley C and the clutch being al owed toengage therewith, I applied to the thread.

not only is the power shaft C rotated so as to G, and gear G, rotatesthe cam G by means of which the guide is reciprocated. By making thepulleys G and G slightly conical the angular speed relation of the cam Gto the spindle C may be adjusted to regulate the number ofreciprocations of the thread guide to rotations of the spindle. Bychanging the pulleys, etc., various speed relations may be establishedas desired.

The tension mechanism as shown comprises the bracket B above referred toand parts connected therewith.

laterally from the upright B. To the lower end of this bracket ispivotally connected at h a lever H having pro ecting therefrom a seriesof pins h and from the bracket B" a number of pins it also project inthe same direction. The face of the bracket is notched at under certainconditions in a substantially B". At the bottom of the bracket B is apigtail h. The thread J is led up from the spool through the pigtail hand then between the pins 71, h as indicated in Fig. '2, and from'thence up to the eye in the guidef The leverH is pulled towards the face of the bracket B by means of a s iring H, one end of which isconnected to said lever H,- the other end being attached to a screw H onthe bracket B.

as at It. Through this slot 72- passes loostdy the end of the rock shaftF ant the screw l' wlneh screws into the end of the shaft holds mountedin the uprights B, B and carries two rocker-arms, one near each end.()no of these arms only, F is shown in the drawings. Aweight Fis hungfrom. these arms F by connecting rods F F on this same shaft F areconnected by means of connecting rods F" with the crossbar F' of theguide frame.

Upon the rod 11 is mounted a roll I! gages with the surface of the camwheel ll fast on the shaft. F. This cam wheel is rocked by the movementof the shaft F through about a quarter of a revolution and faces ofdifferent shape, either of which may act u )on the roll -71" to push therod 74 and lever I-l against the force of the spring If, thuscontrolling the relation of the two sets of pins the tension on thethread J which passes between thcm according to the shape of the camsurface. These pins form what may be i termed a tension passage in whichfriction is The bracket B is fixedly mounted on a stud'B projecting.

-vertical line with the pins It on the bracket rotate the spindle C butalso the ulley G which, throlwh the belt pulley pinion I hto allow thepins 71 on the lever H to lie A rod 7L5 runs from the upper end of thepiece H rearwardly, its rearward end being slotted the rod 71- in place.The rock shaft F is Two other rocker arms no mounted on a stud h on therod it which 011- its periphery is divided into four cam sur- 0 l h, h,with relation to each other and hence 5 I The tension may be ishaftso asto bring any desired cam surface into engagement with the roll 71. Theposition of the cam wheel 71 on the shaft F may be varied in anysuitable manner, as by the use of a set screw, pin or other similardevice. The cam surfaces may be four in number, or more or less as seemsdesirable, according to the variety of thread which a given machine isexpected to wind.

To obtain a pro er primary adjustment of the pins 71., h re atively toone another as against the stress of the spring H there is threaded inthe lever H a screw 71- which bears against the arm B. By adjusting thisscrew a proper primary adjustment of the resgective pins to receive thethread may be 0 tained, after which the screw may be held inits adjus ved position by means of a winged nut Ir";

The purpose of the weight F is to hold the thread guide close againstthe cap which it is winding and by reference to Fig. 2 it will be seenthat as the thread guide and guide frame are gradually pushed out by theincreasing size of the cop, the arm F and weight F are gradually liftedon which account by the chan e in leverage the force tendin to hold thethread guide against the cop wi l diminish as the cop increases in size.At the same time the pushin out of the guide will cause the cam wheel toturn slightly so as to force the ins h on the member H awav from thepins thus reducing the frietiori upon the thread, this being desirablebecause as the cop grows graduaily larger, the speedof the spindleremaining constant, the surface of the co travels faster so that thethread is drawn 0 from the su ply more rapidly all the time, which woulincrease the actual tension on the thread if the tension device did notreduce the friction on the thread slightly thus permitting a cop to bewound with even stress throughout:

In operating the machine when the cop tube is emptv and the thread guideis against 7 it, it is possible as has been stated above, by

moving the handle D to cause the engagement of the dog d with its reste; and by moving the handle j to disengage the dog (Z and rest a and sostop the machine at will. It is desirable, however, that the machineshall be sto ped automatically when the cop is suflicient y full, orupon the breaking of the thread. 'To sto the machine when the cop issufliciently ill, the arm F of the guide frame has on it a boss I:through which is free to slide a connecting rod 7:". This rod is slottedat one end by a slot. is in which is contained a pin is attached to thelever arm E. This slot is-to permit the lever arm E to be operated bythe handle j without movmg the rod 7:. The other end of the rod k isthreaded and has onita thumb nut P the position of which on said rod maybe adj usfed at ple asure. As the thread guidef and itssupportfifframemove outwardly the boss 7: strikes the thumb nut 7cacting as a stop and causes the rod 7: to be drawn forward therebyoperating the arm E todisengage the rest e from the dog 11. The springI) then acts to throw the arm D to'engage the beveled side of the grooveD and disengage the clutch.

In order that the spindle may be stopped instantl abrake strap K isprovided. (his end of t is strap is attached to the stud D". The otherend thereof is attached to the sleeve D, the strap. assing around abrake wheel D on the sha t C so that as the arm D is thrown to disengagethe clutch the brake operated by the spring D will act to stolp thespindle.

11 order to stop the machine automatically in the ,case of the breakingof the thread I have mounted a lever on a stud j extending from thebracket B.

thereto, which is adapted to engage the thread asit leaves the tensionmechanism, the other arm j of the lever projecting rearward and carryinga pin j against which lies the end of a weighted rod 1 attached to theswinging piece j carrying the pin j whit-his adapted to engage theprolongation i" of the handle YVhen these parts are set as shown in Fig.2, the dog if and rest 2 will remain in contact, and the machine willcon-. tinue to run. IVhen the thread breaks the arm 7" will fly up,releasing the weighted rod 7' which will turn the rocker arm 6 and movethe lever E disengaging the dog (1 and rest 0. I have referred above tothe fact that in my machine means are shown for winding both acylindrical cop and also a conical co The means for accomplishing thisis extremely simple as it consists merely in substituting for acylindrical spindle such as is indicated in Fig. 1, a conical spindle ofordinary construction such as is indicated in Fig. 4- The spindle isattached to the shaft C by a set screw, taper shank and socket, or otherwell known device. \Vhen the conical spindle is to be used thecylindrical spindle having been removed and the conical spindle putinits place, the screw f is loosened and the armf carrying the guide-wayfis turned in the socket in the boss f until the thread guide groove isparallel with the surface of the conical s indle when the screw f" istightened again. It will be noted from Fig. 3 that the guide-way f ishollow so that it affords a certain amount of space within which theconnecting rod f may adjust One arm j r of this. lever is of wire wlnchextends downward and has a finger bent at right angles itself accordingto the angle to which the.

guide-way f is set.

In describing the details of -my mechanism a above, I do not mean tolimit myself to the l l l I l exact forms therein shown as theprinciples 1 frame, a guide-way, a thread guide adapted involved 111their construction and o eratlon l to reciprocate therein, and meanswhereby may be embodied in other way". heconstruction shown, however, issimple, and as the stop motion and tension are both carried, as it were,outside the machine, they are easdvresched, arranged and adjusted according to the necessities of any given case, and all being mounted upon thesame bracket, are-compactly and simply arranged without any unnecessarymulti lication of parts.

The mounting of the she t carrying the guide cam on the guide frame isnew, I believe, and is an improvement upon the usual construction ofmachines of this class, because the guide frame as a whole can be easilyremoved for the purpose of changing the cam or for any other purpose,and the parts of the rest of the machine can easily be reached forrepairs or cleaning.'

One gsat advantage of mounting the cam shaft and the guide in the sameframe lies in the fact that as the guide is pushed out by the growingcan the cam is pushed out at the same time andhence there is no frictionupon the cam roll other than that due to the ordinary and legitimateengagement between the cam roll and the cam groove.

What I claim as my invention is:

1. In a machine, in combination a thread guide, a main shaft adapted torotate in stationary hearings, a spindle on said main shaft, 2 guideframe adapted to swing to and from the shaft, a cam adapted to revalvein on said swinging frame, and ads ted to reciprocate said thread guide,a

' gui QJFSF adj'astably attached to said guide supporting flame adaptedto receive said re cipmcsting thread guide, as described.

2. In a winding machine, a main shaft, 8. spindle'on ssid main shaft, auide frame mounted to swing toward and from said main shaft, :3 threadguide, a guide-way adjustahl r attached to said swinging frame, acamshaft a oted to revolve in hearings on said frame, a cam mounted onsaid cam shaft, adapted to reciprocate said thread guide in saidguide-way, described.

3. In a cop rrinding machine, in combination, a ale, 2. guide frame, aguide-way adjustabiy attached to said guide frame, a thread guideadapted to reciprocate in said guide-tray, a cam shaft mountedto'revolve in said guide frame, a cam mounted thereon, means rorconnecting said thread guide and said cam to cause said thread guide toreciprocate, and means for'holding said thread guide in terativeposition with relation to said spindie, comprising a rock shaft and aweight, and means whereby said rock shaft is connected withsaid weightand said guide frame, whereby the pressure of the thread guide on theoop is reduced as the cop increases m diameter.

4- In s. machine, a spindle, a guide said thread guide is reciprocated,a tension ary set of pins and an adjustable set of pins,

said sets 0 pins being adapted to engage the" thread, a rock shaftcarrymg a cam wheel, a

cam roll bearing on said -cam wheel, means whereby said cam roll is heldagainst/said cam wheel and is, connected to said adjustable set of pins,and means whereby said rock shaft is connected to said guide frame, asand for the purposes set forth.

5. In a Winding machine, a spindle, a uide frame, a guide adapted toreciprocate t erein, means whereby said guide is reci rocated, a tensionmechanism and means w iereby it may be adjusted for a particular kind ofthread, comprisin a cam wheel having a plurslity of cam surfaces-meanswhereby said cam wheel is connected to and operated by said guide frame,a cam roll adapted to run on any one of said surfaces, and means w erebysaid cam roll is supported, a tension device and means whereby saidtension device is connected to said cam roll support,

said cam being adapted to be turned to pre-' sent different faces to thecam roll, as de- 6. In a winding machine, a tension mechanism,comprising a stationary part and a movable part connected thereto, eachpart havin a set of pins adapted to engage a threa a winding mechanismcomprising a spindle and a reciprocating thread guide, means for suporting said guide and means whereby said t iread guide is pressedtowards said spindle and the thread wound thereon during the windingoperation, and means connecting said thread guide support and themovable part of said tension mechanism whereby said tension is decreasedas the amount of thread wound increases, as set forth.

7 In a winding machine, a spindle, a guide frame, a guide-way adjustablyattached to said guide frame, a thread guide reciprocating in saidguide-way, a rock shaft connected to said guide frame, means Whereb saidrock shaft will cause the thread guide in said guide-way to presstowards said spindle, a tension device, a cam Wheel carried by said rockshaft, a cam roll and means-whereby it is supported against said camwheel and connected to said tension device whereby the position of saidrock shaft and said 'uide frame will determine the relations of saidtension device to the thread, as set forth.

8. In a winding machine, in combination, a spindle, a thread guide, aguide frame, a

guide-way mounted thereon within which said thread guide mayreciprocate,. a. cam

Y running pulley and saidcam to cause said thread guide to also carryinga cam wheel, in combination with tension mechanism and means connectingsaid tension mechanism with said cam wheel whereby the movement of saidcam wheel will vary the tension, as described.

9. In a winding machine, a spindle, a thread hide, a guide-way, a framesupportmg sai guide-way and means mounted in said frame whereby saidthread guide is reciprocated, a clutch mechanism connected with said sindle, a dog for maintaining said clutch mechanism in engagement torotate said spindle and means for disengaging the dog operated from saidguide carrying frame, comprisinga slotted rod provided with a thumb nut,said rod being adapted to slide in a lug attached to said guide frame,and said thumb nut being adapted to engage said lu as and for thepurposes set forth.

10. n a winding machine, in combination with a guide frame, a uide-wayon said guide frame and a threa guide adapted to reciprocate therein, ashaft carryin a spin dle, a freely running pulle and ac utch on saidshaft adapted norma ly to engage said ulley, and means operated by saidguide rame for withdrawing said clutch from said pulley comprising anarm having a beveled end adapted to en age a corresponding surface onsaid C-llltll and move said clutch along said shaft, a brake band andmeans connectin said brake band and said arm whereby t me said brakeband is operated to stop said spindle.

11. In a winding machine, in combination, a guide frame, a uide-way onsaid guide frame, and a thread guide adapted to be reciprocated therein,a shaft carrying a spindle; a freely running pulley adapted to beconnected to said shaft, and a clutch adapted normally to engagetherewith, a brake, and means operated by said guide frame forwithdrawing said clutch from said pulley, and operating said brakecomprising a roc shaft having a beveled arm mounted thereon, a s ringtending normally to ress said bev- 0 ed arm into engagement with saidclutch, and a band brake adapted to be operated by said rock shaft, asdescribed.

12. In a winding machine, in combination with a swinging guide frame, aguide-way and a thread guide adapted to be reciprocated therein, a shaftcarrying a spindle, a freely adapted to be connected to said shaft am aclutch adapted normally to engage with said pulley, and-means foroperating said clutch, comprising an arm adapted to engage acorresponding surface on said clutch, a spring adapted to throw said arminto engagementwith said clutch, a sleeve provided with two lever arms,one of which lever arms is adapted to engage said arm and; I

hold it out of engagement wlth said clutch,

said lever arm .f

and means for opcratin e released, com

whereby said arm ma prising a connectin ror one end of whichlismconnected with said lever arm, the other end of which 1s connected withsaid guide. frame, whereby when said guide frame has been moved out bythe bearing-of said thread guide upon the material beingwound upon saidspindle, and the thread wound thereon to a pro-determined diameter, saidlever arm will be moved and said arm released, asand for the purposesdescribed.

' 13. In a winding machine, in combination with a guide frame, aguide-way and a thread guide adapted to be reciprocated therein, atension mechanism a shaft carrying a spin- (lle, a freely running pulleyadapted to be connected to said shaft and a clutch adapted normally toengage with said pulley, and means for operating said clutch, comprisinga clutch o crating arm adapted to engage a corresponr ing surface onsaid clutch, a spring adapted to throw said clutch operating arm intoengagementnvith said clutch, a leyer arm adapted to engage saidclutch-operatin arm and hold it car r engagement with said clutch, andmeans-for operating said lever Y arm whereby said clutch operating armma 95 be released, com rising a rocker arm, a roc shaft upon whic it isamunml, a weighted rod connected with sair "rock shaft, a lever againstone arm of which said weighted rod rests, the other arm of saidleverengaging 160 the thread between its tensiomniechanism and the threadguide, whereby upon the breaking of said thread said lever will bereleased and said wei hted rod willbe caused to dro as and for the puroses specified.

14. n a winding mac 'ne, a shaft, a spindle mounted t ereon, a guideframehavin a slide adapted to reciprocate therein, a gui e-way and athread guide adapted to reci rocate therein and means connecting Q saieslide and said thread guide comprising a connecting rod, the saiduide-wav being provided at one end wit a stud about which the saidguide-way is ada ted to turn, and means to clamp said stud way, wherebythe said thread guide may be made to reciprocate in a line parallel withthe surface of said spindle, as and for the purposes set forth.

,15. In a winding machine, a shaft, a 120 spindle mounted thereon, aswinging guide frame having aslide ada ted to reciprocate therein, aboss provide with a clam a guide-way, and a thread guide adapte toreciprocate therein, said guide-way hem provided with a stud adapted tofit mto' sax oss, whereby said guide-way may be clamped at an angle tosaid swinging frame, said slide and said thread guide havirg a.

and guide- 115,

-whereby the said thread guide may be made to reci rocate in a lineparallel with the surface said spindle.

16. In a windin machine, a shaft, 8.

5 spindle mounted t ereon, an adjustable guide-way, a thread guideadapted to reciprocate therein, said guide-way being provided-with astud about which the gu1deway is adapted to-turn, and means to clampsaid stud in a fixed position whereby'the said thread guide may be madeto. reciprocate in a line parallel with the surface of said spindle, asand for the pur oses set forth.

17. In a winr irw machine, a shaft, a

spindle mounted t ereon, an adjustable guide-way, a thread guide adaptedto reciprocate therein, said uide-way being novided at one end wit a'stud about which the said guide-way is adapted to turn, and

means .to clamp said stud and guide-way in a fixed position, whereby thesaid thread guidemay be made to reciprocate in a line parallel with thesurface of said spindle, as described.

18. In a winding machine, the combination of a winding spindle, a threadguide, a guide frame pivoted to swing to and from said spindle, a camcarried by said swinging .frame, and means operated by said cam for e0reciprocating said thread uide.

' 19. In a winding machine, the combination of a main shaft, a windingspindle operated by said shaft, a guide frame mounted to swing towardsand from said main shaft, a

thread guide, a guide-way adjustably attached to said swin ing frame,and a cam mounted on said guide frame and connecting with said threadguide for reciprocating the same insaid guide-way.

40 20. In a winding machine, the combina tion of a winding spindle, areciprocating thread guide, a guide frame, means for pivotally mountingsaid frame to swing upon an avis towards and from said spindle,

A5. a cam carried by said swinging guide frame and mounted to turnwithin bearings located thereon, said cam connecting with said threadguide for reciprocating it, and means whereby said cam may be operatedfrom power obtained at the pointof the axis of turning of said guideframe.

' 21. n-a winding machine, the combination of a r'vinding spindle, areciprocating thread guide, a. guide frame, a. rotary shaft upon whichsaid frame is pivotally mounte a cam carried by said guide frame forreciprocating said thread guide, said cam being adapted to turn inbearings located upon said guide frame, and means for oper- 6 0 atingsaid cam from said rotary shaft.

\ 22. In awinding machine, in combination,

awinding spindle, a thread guide, a movable guide frame, means forholding said thread gu de inoperative position witnrelation to saidspindle, said means comprising a rock shaft and a connection betweensaid rock shaft and said guide framewhereby said rock shaft may beturned as said guide frame is pressed outwardly by the increasingdiameter of the package wound, an' overbalancingweight connecting withsaid rock shaft and adapted whereby the influence of said weight maybecome diminished as said rock shaft is turned by the outward movementof said-- guide frame away from said spindle and the pressure of the.thread guide against the package wound may be governed through themotion of said rock shaft as it is turned by the guide frame whenpressed outwardly as before described. I so 23. In a winding machine,the combination with a winding spindle of a thread guide. a movable uideframe for maintaining said thread gui e to bear against the packagewound whereby said thread guide and guide 35 frame may be movedoutwardly by said package as the package grows, a tension device, aivoted member interposed between said guide frame and said tensiondevice, a connection between said pivoted member and said guide framewhereby said member may be rocked by the motion of said guide frame asit swings away from the winding spindle, a weighted arm attached to saidpivoted member and arranged whereby it may be moved from a horizontal toan angular position when said member is operated as aforesaid, and meansalso attached to said ivoted member whereby such means may lieinfluenced by the motion imparted as aforesaid to said member forrelieving the tension. i

24. In a winding-machine, the combination with a winding spindle of athread guide. a movable guide frame for maintaining said thread guide tobear against the packa e wound whereby said thread guide and guir eframe may be moved outwardly as the ack age increases in diameter, atensronrcvice' comprising a stationary set of pins and a movable set ofpins coopemrin therewith in engaging the thread, a rock s raft, a connection between said rock shaft and said uide frame whereby said rockshaft may be influenced thereby, and means inter used between saidmovable setof pins ant said rock shaft whereby the position of saidmovable set of pins may be changed by the turning of said shaft and achange of tension effected.

25. In awinding machine, a tension mechanism compr sing a. stationarypart and a, movable part coo crat ng therewith, each part having a set 0pins adapted to engage a thread, a winding mechanism comprising a 1:23spindle and a reciprocating thread guide, a movable guide frame formaintaining said thread guide to bear againstthe ackage wound on saidspindle whereby sair thread guide and guide frame may be moved out .33

' guide wardly by said package as the windings of the thread increasethereon, means whereby l said thread guide is pressed towards said"tensioin mechanism whereby said tension is decreased as the amount ofthread wound increases, as set forth.

- 26. In a winding mac-lune, the combination with a winding spindle of athread guide,

a movable guide frame for maintaining said 'thrcath guide to bearagainst the package wound whereby said thread guide and guide frame maybe moved outwardly as the package increases in diameter, a. tensionmechanism connrising a tension device having a fixed ant a movable part,a cam, means whereby said cam is connected with and moved by said guideframe when operated by the package as aforesaid, and means whereby saidcam by the operation thereof may move the movable part of said tensiondevice and release the tension as described.

27. In a winding machine, in combination, a winding spindle, a threadguide, a movable guide frame, means for holding said thread guide inoperative position with relation to said spindie, said means comprisinga rock shaft and a connection between said rock shaft and said guideframe whereby said rock shaftmay be turned as said guide frame ispressed outwardly by the increasing diameter of the package wound, anoverbalancing weight connecting with said rock shaft and adapted wherebythe influence of said weight may become diminished as said rock shaft isturned by the outward movement of said guide frame away from saidspindle, a. ten- .sion device and means whereby said device maybe'governed through the motion of said rock shaft as it is turned by theguide frame when pressed outwardly as before described.

'28. In a winding machine, the combination of-a winding spindle, a

7 thread guide,-a guide frame, means for mounting said frame whereby itmay be moved outwardly by the ameter, a shaft driving said package woundonsaid" spindle as said package increases in diameter, a shaft (lllVlIlgsaid spindle, a clutch by which said shaft may be thrown into and out ofoperation, aclutchcontrolling mechanism normally acting to disengagesaid clutch, a catch for holding said clutch-controlling mechanism in anin operative position, means for releasing said catch when said guideframe has been moved a predetermined distance by the package wound, abrake carried by said clutch-controlling mechanism, and means wherebysaid brake may be ap )liCLl to stop the rotation of said driving shaftwhen said clutch-controlling mechanism has catch as aforesaid.

20. In a winding machine, tion of a winding spindle, a thread guide, a.guide frame, means for mounting said frame whereby itmay be movedoutwardly by the bearing of the package wound against saidguide as saidpackage increases in dithe combinamechanism for throwing thespindle-driving portion of said shaft into and out of 0 eration,mechanism normally acting to tisengage said clutch, a lever connectinwith said clutch-controlling mechanism forholding it in a disengagedposition, means whereby said lever may be operated to release saidclutchcont rolling mechanism into an engaging position upon the breakingof the running thread, said means comprising an over-weighted armivotally mounted and connecting with said ever to operate it upon thedropping of said arm, and means engaging with the running thread forsupporting said arm whereby upon the breaking of the thread said arm maybe released to drop and operate said lever to disengage said cutch-controlling mechanism, as described.

In testimony whereof, I hereunto set my name this 17th day of September1903.

V THORYALD HANSEN. \Vitnesses:

GEORGE O. G. COALE,

J. N. DQLAN.

been released from said" spindle, a clutch

